Manifoldly mirrored,
me in many parts
or canvas oneness-
art that drills below
my complacent skin
into my manic mind
kaleidoscoped in four
point one dimensions,
but when I squeeze
my eyes, my focus
into two unfolds, and
I am one, assembled
from all divergent
pieces lost before.’
Today Lillian hosts dVerse poetics with a prompt with pictures by Thorvald Hellesen. I had not heard of him before, but I found his cubistic portraits quite intriguing.
May 23, 2023
Björn Rudbergs writings 
I love the approach of being one assembled piece from the many parts including the manic mind. My first time to read about this artist Bjorn.
“but when I squeeze my eyes….” Love your poem about this portrait, Bjorn. You’ve captured the cubist spirit in words!
Gorgeous take on a gorgeous work of art.
A great title for this image, Björn, and I love the way the poem unfolds, starting with the alliterative ‘Manifoldly mirrored’ and especially the final lines.
This is absolutely gorgeous writing, Bjorn! 😀 I love; “but when I squeeze my eyes, my focus into two unfolds, and
I am one.” ❤️❤️
Very interesting take…
I squeezed my eyes.👀
I like this, especially
“art that drills below
my complacent skin
into my manic mind”
Will the real Björn please step forward…
a wonderful poem, Bjorn. I love the kaleidoscoped view coming into focus.
Most of the several that I’ve read have the lady somehow gets her parts reassembled. Yours is very unique, I doubt another will use the sneeze. BTW, my sneeze has been very unpredictable since I had the COVID-19.
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I think you saw what I saw in two different portraits. Aren’t they intriguing?
A lifetime of pieces, and if we’re lucky, they’ll fit together in one picture.
I like the idea that even in parts we are whole. An intriguing approach to the image.
You inserted Bjorn into all the wonderful parts of the painting / the puzzle.
assembled
from all divergent
pieces lost before…. love that close.. wonderful take on the art.
I like the inspiration you drew here Björn, and effective snd well written piece my friend. 🙂👍🏼✌🏼
Bjorn you’ve caught the artist’s spirit in words – perfect🙌
Great poem. Its almost like when you squeeze your eyes shut so hard you see all those geometric patterns
I love this, how you’ve captured the essence of the painting in both style and meaning.